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Niklas Barnö, Joel Grip & Didier Lasserre - Can't Stop Snusing

Stef Gijssels, Free Jazz

Three years ago, this trio released it's debut album also on Ayler, and I was immediately sold to the concept.

Raw and authentic free improvisation, with three artists carefully
co-shaping, not just loose sounds, but coherent instant constructions,
spatious and open, with deep emotional resonance, whether in the more
sensitive or the more abrasive moments. The trio is Niklas Barnö on
trumpet, Joel Grip on bass and Didier Lasserre on drums.

"Admitting" is a fluid piece, "Believing" adds intensity by the weird
sonic backdrop created by the rhythm section for Barnö's sad or
distressed phrases. "Deciding" is not decisive at all, yet has a strong
against-the-grain unpredictable rawness. With "Surrendering", the trio
lures us into even weirder territory, with bouncing reactions, swift
interactions and a soft yet tense finale. The last track, "Awakening" is
the most intense piece of the album, evolving with a stringent
necessity of force and expressivity, increasing the volume, and with the
rhythm section driving the trumpet forward into ever shorter and
powerful blasts.